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Press Release

June 8, 2007

POOLER, PINSON & WELLS
RECEIVE MID-SOUTH HONORS

The following individuals were honored by the Mid-South Conference for their excellence in the 2006-07 sports year. The Athletic Director award was presented at the Mid-South's annual meeting on June 5, while the Media & SID awards were given in March at the MSC Men's & Women's Basketball Tournament.

Willis Pooler of Lindsey Wilson College was named the MSC Athletic Director of the Year. Pooler just completed his fourth season as Athletic Director for the Blue Raiders. He was also the AD of the Year in the Mid-South for 2004-05 year. Prior to becoming LWC's Athletic Director in 2003, Pooler was the women's soccer coach for three season.

Charlie Pinson was named the MSC Media Person of the Year. Pinson is the voice of the Pikeville College Bears, broadcasting football and basketball games on WPRG & WXLR in Hazard, Pikeville's cable TV station and also on the web. In addition, Pinson also helped with the broadcasts when Pikeville hosted the Mid-South Conference Basketball Tournament in 2006.

Chris Wells of Lindsey Wilson College was named the recipient of the Bill Sergent Award as MSC Sports Information Director of the Year. Wells has been the SID at LWC since 2002 and also broadcasts men's and women's basketball games and is the Blue Raiders' women's golf coach. This is the second time Wells won the award, the first coming in the 2002-03 season. The SID award is named for longtime former University of the Cumberlands Sports Information Director Bill Sergent.

Past Award Winners:
2006

Sports Information:    Bryan Blair -- Campbellsville U.
Media Person:           David Paul Estes - U. of the Cumberlands
Athletic Director:       Eric Ward -- Georgetown College

2005

Sports Information:    Rick Bentley -- Pikeville College
Media Person:           Dave McCulley -- Lambuth University
Athletic Director:       Willis Pooler -- Lindsey Wilson College

2004

Sports Information:    Rick Bentley -- Pikeville College
Media Person:           David Paul Estes -- Cumberland College
Athletic Director:       Rusty Hollingsworth -- Campbellsville U.

2003

Sports Information:    Chris Wells -- Lindsey Wilson College
Media Person:           Roger Redmon -- Lindsey Wilson
Athletic Director:       Randy Vernon -- Cumberland (Ky.)

2002

Sports Information:     Rick Bentley -- Pikeville College &
                                  Holly Ratliff -- Georgetown College
Media Person:            Leland Conway -- Georgetown College
Athletic Director:        Eddie Lee Herndon -- Lambuth University